System and method for interacting with a user via a variable volume and variable tone audio prompt
First Claim
1. A method of playing audio to a user when a voice application is being performed for the user, comprising:
- beginning to play the audio in a first fashion;
detecting when the user begins to provide input; and
continuing to play the audio without interruption, but playing the audio in a second fashion that is different from the first fashion when it is detected that the user has begun providing input and before the input is interpreted or checked for validity.
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Abstract
A system plays audio prompts to a user as part of a voice application. If the user begins to provide input in response to the audio prompt before the audio prompt is finished playing, the volume of the audio prompt is reduced, but the audio prompt continues to play. If the user finishes providing his input and the system is able to interpret the input before the audio prompt finishes, the audio prompt will halt and the system will take further action in accordance with the user'"'"'s input. If the user finishes providing his input while the audio prompt is still playing, and the system is unable to interpret the input, the volume of the audio prompt will increase back to the original volume level until either the audio prompt finishes playing, or the user again begins to provide input.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of playing audio to a user when a voice application is being performed for the user, comprising:
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beginning to play the audio in a first fashion; detecting when the user begins to provide input; and continuing to play the audio without interruption, but playing the audio in a second fashion that is different from the first fashion when it is detected that the user has begun providing input and before the input is interpreted or checked for validity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of playing audio to a user and receiving input from the user when a voice application is being performed for the user, comprising:
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playing audio to the user; beginning to play one or more tones to the user in a first fashion once the audio has finished playing; detecting when the user begins to provide input after the one or more tones have begun playing; and playing the one or more tones without interruption, but in a second fashion that is different from the first fashion, when it is detected that the user has begun providing input and before the input is interpreted or checked for validity. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of playing audio to a user when a voice application is being performed for the user, comprising:
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beginning to play a first type of audio to a user; detecting when the user begins to provide input; and continuing to play audio to the user without interruption, but playing a second type of audio to the user when it is detected that the user has begun providing input and before the input is interpreted or checked for validity. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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